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Retail audit software is a comprehensive retail data collection system that allows you to fully automate data capture in the field. Besides data capture, transfer, storage, analysis and sharing capabilities, retail audit software gives users all the necessary tools to manage mobile workforce, monitor all field activities and communicate with field reps directly using a retail audit mobile app . When it comes to monitoring of field team performance, companies face significant challenges arising from the specific of retail audits. Field reps collect store data outside the office, so you can’t monitor their performance with your own eyes. Therefore, to implement field team performance tracking, most tech savvy companies leverage mobile technology that can provide real-time picture of retail conditions in the field.  Retail audit software is a unique solution for manufacturers and distributors to provide field reps’ performance tracking. How exactly does retail audit softw...

When it comes to monitoring of merchandising performance, companies face significant challenges arising from the specific of the work field reps perform. Merchandisers do their job mainly outside the office, so you can’t monitor their performance with your own eyes. Moreover, during the workday you are not able to ask a merchandiser, who is in the field, for an account of what has already beed done. Therefore, to implement field team performance tracking, companies need to leverage mobile technology that can provide real-time picture of retail conditions in the field. Merchandising software is a unique solution for CPG and FMCG c ompanies to increase the efficiency of merchandising operations and provide unobtrusive field reps’ performance tracking. Empowered with a merchandising mobile app , your merchandisers are able to perform all the variety of merchandising activities using just their tablets or smartphones. Merchandising software implementati...

When implementing any kind of mobile workforce tracking software, many companies encounter resistance from field reps. There are different reasons why your field reps are not happy with the changes. Many people are reluctant to accept any changes, and field reps are not an exception, especially when it comes to the opportunity for managers to track all their activities in real time. Overcoming the Resistance to Technology First, and the most obvious is that field reps think it’ll be difficult to use the new technology. In this case the main actions to solve the problem should be the following: Corporate meetings to demonstrate how it works Field reps training on new tools and environment To minimize the risk of the old-school reps’ refusal to accept changes, opt for up-to-date mobile software solutions for field team management . Today there are plenty of mobile applications for field reps working on common tablets and smartphones they all already use, which ...

Commonly, while monitoring sales teams activities companies have to rely on sales data and paper reports provided by field representatives. Therein field team managers often get inaccurate or undue information from the field reps including data errors, lost paperwork, fraudulent reports, and improper use of the working hours. The development of mobile technology has opened up the new opportunities of field team management , including real-time GPS-monitoring of field reps on the map, time-stamped data, and instant reporting and analytics. Using a software solution for field force automation you can optimize field team management and increase productivity of your field reps. Here are some tips to increase the efficiency of field team management. Select the right field team players. Choose self-motivated and results-driven individuals with good communication skills. Set up clear goals and objectives for you field sales team. The goals may vary significantly from the inc...